This bike stand was necessitated by a missing kickstand; it had to be removed to connect the bike trailer, and couldn’t be reattached on the other side due to the bike chain. The kickstand is essential to connect the bike stand as a solo activity, and even if you have multiple people, it is still a struggle to connect. Therefore the kickstand was designed to be able to hold the back tire of the electric bicycle in place. We were inspired by this design found on the open-source website Shaper Hub. We liked the circular nature of the stand, the collapsible design (similar to the fence post connection mechanism), and the ability to adjust for different bike tire widths.

Supplies

CNC router

VCarve or CNC software of your choosing

¾’’ thick plywood

Sandpaper or other sanding tool

Wood stain and finish

Step 1: Design Your Bike Stand With VCarve

Take measurements of the width of your bike tire, this width will dictate the distance apart that the cutouts on the base components are. For instance, our bike tire width was about four inches. Since we wanted the stand to be adaptable for our other bike as well, we made a second set of cutouts that are two inches apart from each other.

Decide on the radius of the circular component by measuring the diameter of your bike tire. For our stand, we chose a radius of 7.5in and made cuts so that the shape was a semicircle

The width of the cutout of the teeth on the circular component were dictated by the thickness of wood used. Out of material availability, we used 3/4" thick plywood so the width of the cutout of the teeth were 0.75".

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Step 2: Set Toolpath and Make Cuts

Once your drawing is finished in VCarve, or the CNC software of your choosing, you can set the toolpath.

Make sure to account for the thickness of the material you are using. We also put tabs around the outside of each of the components (about 4-6 for each), just to make sure that the components weren’t moving around during the cutting process. We also drilled the plywood to the surface of the CNC to ensure stability, but you can use whatever method you like to keep it secure.

Step 3: Sand and Finish

Once the CNC is finished cutting, you can use a chisel and mallet to disconnect the tabs from the plywood. You can also use a sanding tool of your choosing. We used 100 grit sandpaper to smooth out the edges.

In order to weather-proof your new bike stand, you can apply coats of wood stain and finish.